SCARLET RUNNER BEAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scarlet runner bean mean? 

• SCARLET RUNNER BEAN (noun)
  The noun SCARLET RUNNER BEAN has 2 senses:

1. tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain

2. long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain

  Familiarity information: SCARLET RUNNER BEAN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCARLET RUNNER BEAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Dutch case-knife bean; Phaseolus coccineus; Phaseolus multiflorus; runner bean; scarlet runner; scarlet runner bean

Hypernyms ("scarlet runner bean" is a kind of...):

pole bean (a climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or trellis)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

English runner bean; runner bean; scarlet runner; scarlet runner bean

Hypernyms ("scarlet runner bean" is a kind of...):

green bean (immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable)